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Daily Discussion Thread 🌞⚡🏡 Wednesday, August 7, 2024 (aussie.zone)

submitted 3 months ago by Seagoon_@aussie.zone to c/melbourne@aussie.zone

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[–] TinyBreak@aussie.zone 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

better than that monster who was playing music off a Bluetooth speaker the other week. Hopefully it means HR have taken them up to the 25th floor and pulled a Russia on them.

[–] MeanElevator@aussie.zone 5 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Or the people in my office that don't know the concept of an 'indoor voice'

[–] Baku@aussie.zone 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Maybe you need to adopt the role of angry office teacher

"UM, YEAR ~~9~~ 44, MY GRADE 5'S ACT BETTER THAN YOU. NOW USE YOUR INDOOR VOICES OR YOU WILL ALL BE STAYING INSIDE AT LUNCH!

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It's always the bloody year 9s
44 wasn't a random number, apparently 44 is the median age of an APS worker. They were the most office based field I could find stats on

[–] MeanElevator@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago

I'm 45 and work in Victorian Public Service. I have never felt more average :)